Title: wp-cron
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# wp-cron

 *  [gcdavis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gcdavis/)
 * (@gcdavis)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cron/)
 * Hi
 * Does your backup plugin require my host to activate wp-cron? My site is 1.2gb.
 * Best
 * Graham Davis
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wponlinebackup/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wponlinebackup/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Online Backup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/driskell/)
 * (@driskell)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-cron/#post-3964191)
 * Hi Graham Davis,
 * What do you mean by “activate wp-cron”?
 * If WordPress is running on a fully compatible host, it will just work.
 * If the host is not-so-WordPress-friendly, it might mean you cannot schedule future
   posts and the backup scheduling never starts. In this case you can try WP_ALTERNATE_CRON
   instead and that usually works. I’ve posted a really boring long explanation 
   on the cron stuff here:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sheduled-backups-cron-job](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sheduled-backups-cron-job)
   If you skip past the boring bit I do summarise WP_ALTERNATE_CRON and how to enable
   it.
 * Let us know if you have any other questions or need more help.
 * Jason

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